English–Korean

“all” in Korean

Korean

Also다 (ta) · 모든 (modeun) · 전부 (cheonbu) · 몽땅 (mongttang)

Pronunciation

Romanizationmodu

Example

음식을 모두 먹었어요.eum si geul mo du meo geo sseo yo

I ate all the food.

Illustration for 모두 (all)

How to say “all” in Korean

“All” in Korean is 모두 (modu).

A whole set treated as one complete group.

Full entry for 모두: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 모두

회의에 참석한 사람들은 모두 의견을 냈어요.hoe ui e cham seo kan sa ram deu reun mo du ui gyeo neul nae sseo yo

Everyone who attended the meeting gave their opinion.

Tips for using 모두

  • This adverb often comes before the verb, showing that an action includes every item in the group.

Other Korean words for “all”

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사람들이 다 왔다.sa ram deu ri ta wat tta

The people all came.

모든 사람은 존중받아야 한다.mo deun sa ra meun chon jung ba da ya han da

All people should be respected.

약속을 전부 지켰어요.yak sso geul cheon bu chi kyeo sseo yo

I kept all the promises.

과자를 몽땅 먹었어.kwa ja reul mong ttang meo geo sseo

I ate all the snacks.

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